Share photos and videos, send messages and get updates. To learn more on how to recover your original Facebook account, visit our Help Center: Step 2. He studied graphic design at Pikes Peak Community College. This article has been viewed 99,647 times. Travis Boylls is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. Select the “Edit” link in the “Profile Picture Login” area. Press alt + / to open this menu. You will need an image of a photo ID scanned onto your computer and a new email address not associated with a current Facebook account. Now on Unlock Your Profile screen tap on Unlock Your Profile at the bottom. Share photos and videos, send messages and get updates. Open any browser (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla, or any other browser) on your computer/laptop. Log into Facebook to start sharing and connecting with your friends, family, and people you know. Create an account or log in to Facebook. Facebook Lets You Open Your Profile to Everyone. By using our site, you agree to our. Please help us continue to provide you with our trusted how-to guides and videos for free by whitelisting wikiHow on your ad blocker. We know ads can be annoying, but they’re what allow us to make all of wikiHow available for free. This article was written by Travis Boylls. You can make your Facebook profile private by adjusting your privacy settings to "Only me," on a desktop computer or the Facebook mobile app. If you don't see your old account listed, try searching with other terms. This article has been viewed 99,647 times. Select “Security” on the left pane. Return home. Travis has experience writing technology-related articles, providing software customer service, and in graphic design. If you don't have access to the email address or phone number associated with the account you are trying to recover, you can try to recover your account with a photo ID instead. wikiHow's Tech Help newsletter: free tech tips, from our inbox to yours. Sign Up. Hi Pamela, Thanks for reaching out to the Facebook help Community. Travis has experience writing technology-related articles, providing software customer service, and in graphic design. Check your contacts. If you are logged into a different or new account, click ⏷ in the upper-right corner and click "Log Out" at the bottom of the drop-down menu. There was a problem with this request. Email or Phone: Password: Forgot account? Profile Visitors For Facebook (Facebook profile viewed, FB profile visited) Step 1. Yes, you can now see who has viewed your Facebook profile. We use cookies to make wikiHow great. The full name is not the same as the username associated with the account. If you don't see your old account listed, try searching with other terms. Continuing its effort to become a more open social networking site, Facebook is … Now a prompt will appear with a “You UnLocked Your Profile”. Tested. Select the menu arrow located at the upper-right corner, then choose “Settings“. We're working on getting it fixed as soon as we can. This wikiHow teaches you how to recover an old Facebook account. This will reveal a small menu. The feature is buried deep in your privacy settings and is only available on the iOS app for now. Last Updated: March 29, 2019 wikiHow is where trusted research and expert knowledge come together. % of people told us that this article helped them. Facebook. Open your Facebook profile and tap on Your Profile Is Locked. Right-click anywhere in the blank space on the sides of your profile page. On the next screen tap on the Unlock icon. Government Issue ID/Voter ID/Tax Identification Card, Green Card/Visa/Immigration Registration Card/Immigration Paperwork. Type an account identifier and click Search. By Adam Ostrow 2009-03-16 12:20:38 UTC. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories . If you see the Facebook icon beside your contacts, then you have successfully synced your Facebook account to your Android device. Connect with friends, family and other people you know. 3. Select “Turn off profile picture login” or “Turn on profile picture login” as desired. Once you’ve logged in to your account, click your name in the top right corner to get to your profile page. The new feature lets you see who visited your profile in the past 30 days, past day as well as who has viewed your most recent posts. He specializes in Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, and Linux platforms. Then Go to facbook.com and open your Facebook profile timeline. Right-click on the page, then click View Page Source. Open your Facebook profile page. Depending on your Internet speed and the number of contacts synced, this might take a few seconds, so wait for a little while. This button appears next to each account that is listed when you search for your old Facebook account. 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